Library Publishing Directory

2019

Washington University in St. Louis

University Libraries

Digital Library Program Services

2019 CONTACT:
Emily Stenberg, Digital Publishing Librarian
Phone: 314-935-2865
Email: emily.stenberg@wustl.edu

Program Overview

The mission of the Washington University in St. Louis publishing program is to provide alternatives to traditional publishing avenues and to promote and disseminate original scholarly works of the university community. Publishing is supported through two independent library repositories on the main and medical campuses: Open Scholarship provides a platform for the university community to make their scholarly and creative works available, providing free and open access whenever possible. The Scholarly Publishing department of the University Libraries provides overall administration for the repository, while the Law Library supports and manages publications affiliated with the School of Law. DigitalCommons@Becker enhances the visibility of scholarly work created through the School of Medicine, including faculty research and graduate capstones.

Publishing Activities Began: 2009
Location: United States
Organization: centralized library publishing unit/department
Stage (1–5): 3 - Developmental
Open Access Focus (1–5): 4 - Very Important
Program Advisory/Editorial Board: No
Peer Reviewed Journals: 25%

Staffing (in Full Time Equivalents):
  • Professional staff: 2.7
  • Paraprofessional staff:
  • Graduate students: 0.8
  • Undergraduates:
Funding Sources for Publishing Activities:
  • Library Materials Budget: %
  • Library Operating Budget: 80%
  • Non-library Campus Budget: %
  • Endowment Income: 20%
  • Charitable Contributions: %
  • Grants: %
  • Sales Revenue: %
  • Licensing Revenue: %
  • Charge Backs: %
  • Other: %

Publishing Activities

All Library Publishing Activities:
  • Campus-based Faculty-driven Journals: 1
  • Campus-based Student-driven Journals: 6
  • Journals Produced for External Groups: 1
  • Monographs: 1
  • Textbooks: 1
  • Technical/Research Reports: 1
  • Faculty Conference Papers and Proceedings: 363
  • Student Conference Papers and Proceedings: 14
  • ETDs: 397
  • Undergraduate Capstones/Honors Theses: 87
Open Access Publishing:
  • Campus-based Faculty-driven Journals: 1
  • Campus-based Student-driven Journals: 6
  • Journals Produced for External Groups: 1
  • Monographs: 40

Highlights

Disciplinary Specialties:
  • Engineering
  • Art and Architecture
  • Social Work & Public Health
  • Law
  • Audiology & Communication Sciences
Top Publications:
  • Kastra: Architecture and Culture in the Aegean Archipelago
  • American Encounters: Art, History, and Cultural Identity
  • JRISMA: Journal on Race, Inequality and Social Mobility in America
  • Washington University Law Review
  • Washington University Journal of Law & Policy

Partners

Internal Partners: campus departments or programs

Technologies & Services

Media Formats:
  • data
  • images
  • text
  • video
Softwares & Platforms:
  • bepress (Digital Commons)
Digital Preservation Strategy:
  • Digital preservation services under discussion
  • In-house
Additional Services:
  • DOI distribution
  • audio/video streaming
  • author advisory – copyright
  • author advisory – other
  • cataloging
  • copy-editing
  • data visualization
  • dataset management
  • digitization
  • DOI assignment/allocation of identifiers
  • graphic design (print or web)
  • hosting of supplemental content
  • ISBN registry
  • ISSN registry
  • metadata
  • outreach
Service Vendors: EZID, DataCite

Additional Information

Plans for Expansion & Future Directions:
Expanding online journal and monograph offerings
Other Information:
For information about Law School publications, contact Dorie Bertram, bertram@wustl.edu. For information about DigitalCommons@Becker, contact Amy Suiter, suitera@wusm.wustl.edu.
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